Stove Top? Mizzou's Staying?

[Southshore26]

This is the outcome that I am drooling over. Unfortunately it won't happen.

I'd bet you $100 that this is how it all plays out. And yes I'm serious.

[callmesuperman]

Why no bearcats?

I think the best way to go about it is making WVU, USF, Cincy, and Louisville a package deal. I know Louisville and WVU love to recruit Florida, and would love to still play USF in the future. Same with Cincy.

[dh5158]

This is the outcome that I am drooling over. Unfortunately it won't happen.

I'd bet you $100 that this is how it all plays out. And yes I'm serious.

If you switch out TCU (I still think Texas doesn't want them) with UC, I'm with you.

[BullyPulpit]

I just don't think Texas will allow TCU in. Although, with the departure of A&M, maybe they would be willing. I hope that this is the ultimate outcome. This is our best case realistic scenario at this point.

[Held_AccountaBull]

This is the outcome that I am drooling over. Unfortunately it won't happen.

I'd bet you $100 that this is how it all plays out. And yes I'm serious.

With monopoly money? Then it's a deal!

[USoFlo]

http://www.koco.com/r/29270488/detail.html

NORMAN, Okla. -- A source with the University of Oklahoma tells SportsXtra's Daniel Holdge that school officials plan to support the Big 12 at a press conference Thursday night.

This website is going to stream the conference at 630. Miz, is at 645.

Central time

[macphisto]

TCU likely won't get an invite, but if the Big East collapses for football then they'll stay MWC.  With the Big East gone, I'd guess that MWC will get their BCS waiver and get AQ status with Boise State and TCU in conference.  The MWC will likely add more teams to get up to 12 and become a continental conference or go forward with a plan to merge with CUSA and provide a BCS bid for the winner of the mega conference.

[Southshore26]

This is the outcome that I am drooling over. Unfortunately it won't happen.

I'd bet you $100 that this is how it all plays out. And yes I'm serious.

With monopoly money? Then it's a deal!

Nope... one Benjamin that it ends up like that or VERY close. Short of it is we learn to love South West airlines.

[Bull Martin]

This is the outcome that I am drooling over. Unfortunately it won't happen.

I'd bet you $100 that this is how it all plays out. And yes I'm serious.

With monopoly money? Then it's a deal!

Nope... one Benjamin that it ends up like that or VERY close. Short of it is we learn to love South West airlines.

Tempting...

It's win-win, although I'd much rather lose the hundred than win it.  If I won I wouldn't even want it.

[USFreak]

Why no bearcats?

I think the best way to go about it is making WVU, USF, Cincy, and Louisville a package deal. I know Louisville and WVU love to recruit Florida, and would love to still play USF in the future. Same with Cincy.

I tend to agree.  I know I initially threw BYU in there, but while they add some street cred with their relatively decent history...the Cincinnati and Ohio market would be more ideal.  Plus, it rounds the East out.  But....I'm wondering if the Big 12 has any interest in TCU whatsoever.....they may have none for the same reason the Big 3 want us nowhere near the ACC or SEC.

So...amended:

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East

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USF

Louisville

Cincy

WVU

Mizzou

Iowa State

Baylor

West

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Texas

Oklahoma

OSU

Texas Tech

Kansas

Kansas State

BYU

If they go to 14.  I still am skeptical Mizzou stays....and if they don't that would simply cast off BYU and add the quartet of Ville, WVU, Cincy, USF.

All theory, but I really think this actually improves the old B12.  The footprint spans a larger area and larger media markets.  Draw a circle around CU, Nebraska and Texas A&M and that isn't a tremendously large circle.  I really think this is a better overall conference for what these new conference models are hoping to achieve.  I mean, most of us kept an eye on the Big12, but how many of us really cared what was going on.  Expanding the footprint really adds something for them.

Eh, we'll see I guess.